On April 18, 2009, Barnesville--Abundant sunshine and warm temperatures greeted an enthusiastic crowd of dog-lovers and their four-legged friends at the Dolly Goodpuppy Society Spring Fling Fun Dog Show, held on the Barnesville Civic Center grounds.
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Judge Johnnie L Caldwell Jr. has seemingly ordered Lamar County to comply with a court order issued by Judge E. Byron Smith in May 2006 and zone property here for a construction and demolition landfill.

The ruling, issued after a 70-minute hearing today, was a huge loss for the county and the commission immediately called an emergency meeting to discuss it. The meeting was convened in the law library at the courthouse and then immediately closed to the public. Attending were chairman Jay Matthews and commissioners Nancy Thrash, Jimmy Hearn and George Brown.
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While multiple Gordon College students arrested at a underage 'rave' he hosted last week have gone to bat for David Edward (Big Daddy D) Williams, Barnesville police say he is a seasoned ex-con with an extensive arrest record.
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In what seemed like a scene from the Will Ferrell movie 'Old School' gone awry where promised is "All the fun of college, none of the education," Barnesville resident and Gordon College freshman David E. Williams was arrested (in addition to dozens of others) for various charges including underage possession and contribution.
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Lamar County's own treasure hunter Kelly Garrett is at it again – and this time he's going for a treasure of mythological proportions. The Edgar Cayce Foundation is paying expenses for the diving team Garrett works with to inspect a find its experts think may just be the ruins of the lost continent of Atlantis.
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The Barnesville Police Department released their weekly report this afternoon outlining arrests for April 4 - April 9. The list included the names of the 27 Gordon College students arrested Tuesday night for underage drinking at a party on Yatesville Road.
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Once Barnesville-Lamar County's largest employer, the William Carter Co. will cease virtually all its operations here June 1, leaving 212 people jobless. Employees of the local distribution center here were told this morning that they will be losing their jobs. UPDATE: The outlet store in downtown Barnesville will also be shuttered, according to Carter's CFO Richard Westenberger.